From Darkness to Life Podcast: Stories of Recovery & Resilience

This week our guest joins us from Ontario. Troy Colmer shares his powerful story involving his relationship to alcohol over the years while still functioning in society. Troy also speaks about his passion, Sober Athletic Wear. We can’t say enough good things about this brand, but more importantly, the concept behind it. 

Sober Athletic Wear is a social enterprise that gives back to their local community. A portion of their revenue goes towards financial support to mental health and addictions that result from life's trauma. Like OCJ, Troy believes there should be no shame, or negative stigma when seeking help for your mental health, and/or addiction issues.

Please check out his store at soberathleticwear.com and his social media pages under the same name.

We are getting sober from something…

Help eliminate the stigma around these important topics.

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There IS Help.

This week we are joined by professional speaker, coach, entertainer, PGA of Canada golf professional and mental health advocate, Trevor Moore.

Trevor and the guys have a candid conversation involving mental health, today’s society, and finding your passion and purpose. Trevor shares a method he calls the “3 A’s” for meeting a challenge head on. Tune in this week for a very insightful conversation.

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There IS Help.

This episode is a special one. For the first time, a pastor joins the guys to navigate various subjects including the very important topics of spirituality and God.

As Pastor Dave Maneschyn (Bridge Church - Medicine Hat), Rick, and Ryan explore pieces of their personal journeys, they traverse areas of connection, open mindedness, honesty, spirituality, and God.

Dave and the team at the Bridge Church strive to make church welcoming and inviting to people who don’t normally do church.

Reaching out to Our Collective Journey could be an important step if you don't know where else to turn to help a loved one in crisis.

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There IS Help.

Jeremy Alcorn takes a chair this week to share some of his story along with valuable messages from his professional role as a clinical social worker/therapist.

Jeremy weighs in on the importance of knowing that although depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders are real, they happen in the context of a person's life. Jeremy’s philosophy is "treat the person, not the diagnosis” which is congruent with OCJ.

Reaching out to Our Collective Journey could be an important step if you don't know where else to turn to help a loved one in crisis.

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There IS Help.

Rick and Nathan put the headsets on this week to share more about their journeys. Honest, open sharing about the positive and negative lessons learned throughout their time in recovery. Amends, honesty, control, and hard truths are just a few of the topics explored in this conversation.

Reaching out to Our Collective Journey could be an important step if you don't know where else to turn to help a loved one in crisis.

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There IS help

This week‘s episode was recorded awhile ago with two of the bravest men to have come through the doors of the studio. Rick and Julie host as Derrick and Jeremy open their hearts to share their stories of how losing very close friends to suicide have impacted them both. They also share what they’ve been doing to navigate the grief associated to such loss. This episode is raw and very emotional as these courageous individuals take us along through their experiences. Share this episode with others as it is very relative to the world around us today.

Reaching out to Our Collective Journey could be an important step if you don't know where else to turn to help a loved one in crisis.

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There IS help

This week Mark Codlin joins OCJ to share his experience, strength and hope. Mark discusses pieces of his personal journey into recovery and what he has been able to accomplish since taking the crucial steps to work on himself. Mark, being a registered social worker, talks about his connection to community and what his life looks like now.

Reaching out to Our Collective Journey could be an important step if you don't know where else to turn to help a loved one in crisis.

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There IS help

In this episode OCJ talks with Robin Innes about how she was able to eventually discover her relationship with alcohol was causing many of her own obstacles. She shares a glimpse into her life and her path into recovery.

Reaching out to Our Collective Journey could be an important step if you don't know where else to turn to help a loved one in crisis.

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There IS help

In this episode, Ryan sits down with his recovery friend, Christa Kernohan, to discuss their journeys into long term recovery. They tell tales from “Road 2 Recovery”, their 2015 Cross-Canada Bike-packing adventure that raised awareness for addiction recovery and also share valuable takeaways from such a physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually challenging endeavour. This episode ends with Christa and Ryan encouraging listeners to send in any questions that they would like to have answered in part 2.

Email questions to [email protected] with the subject "Question for Part 2".

Reaching out to Our Collective Journey could be an important step if you don't know where else to turn to help a loved one in crisis.

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There IS help

Ana Schlosser, a Registered Provisional Psychologist, pours light on many important pieces around therapy, listening, and creating safe spaces. Ana also discusses the importance of seeking help without having to retell your story again and again.

Reaching out to Our Collective Journey could be an important step if you don't know where else to turn to help a loved one in crisis.

Reach out on Facebook:

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There IS help